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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Some lawmakers want action from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on prisoners as a result of COVID-19. They say given high rates of infections and deaths in state prisons, the governor should release inmates who are elderly or medically vulnerable. “Our...

As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes increasingly more available to more and more Philadelphians, four local elected officials have voiced their concerns over the lack of access sites in South Philadelphia in an open letter written to Philadelphia health commissioner Tom...

Donald Trump may be out of office, but the United States is still grappling with a pandemic, extreme wealth inequality, and climate emergency. The Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) believe that the work of building a better world is still very much in...

Philadelphia teachers took to the streets last week to protest the School District of Philadelphia’s decision to return to in-person learning for students in grades pre-k through second grade starting Feb. 22. More specifically, the school district decided to switch...

NEW DELHI: A list of more than 200 leaders of Indian heritag who have ascended to the highest echelons of public service in 15 countries across the globe was unveiled on Monday. More than 60 of these leaders hold Cabinet positions in various countries.

WASHINGTON – A list of more than 200 leaders of Indian heritage who have ascended to the highest echelons of public service in 15 countries across the globe, with more than 60 of these leaders holding Cabinet positions, was unveiled Feb. 15, according to an ANI...

Between a raging fire and a crippling global pandemic, it wouldn't have been hard to imagine that South Street mainstay Bridget Foy's was possibly down for the count. But more than three years after a fire devastated the beloved restaurant, Friday will mark the grand...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — Nearly three dozen state senators and representatives issued a joint letter to Gov. Tom Wolf urging him to use his power of reprieve to release incarcerated people who are elderly or medically vulnerable. The move comes as the death rate from...

The gulf between the Philadelphia School District and its teachers widened Friday, with the union president telling members not to report to work Monday amid concerns over COVID-19 and building safety. “There is absolutely no reason, other than sheer cruelty, to bring...

Nikil Saval hasn’t had a lot of free time since November when Philadelphia voters elected him to state Senate. The time dwindled further this week when he began his first Senate session as the Democratic chair of the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee. The...

Coronavirus is raging in Pennsylvania’s state prisons. In the first 20 days of 2020, at least 27 people incarcerated in Pennsylvania’s state prisons and two staffers died of coronavirus — more than all of the fatalities between March and November. Overall, 91...

Imagine a post-2020 Philadelphia in which voter turnout consistently equals or exceeds the record-high 66-percent level that was achieved in the November election; in which large numbers of citizens are actively working to support government reform policies; and in...

To think that this week began with the Republican leadership in the state Senate refusing to seat Democrat Jim Brewster of Allegheny County, who won reelection by 69 votes over Republican Nicole Ziccarelli in a race that was formally certified by state election...

As the 2021-22 legislative session gets underway in Pennsylvania, it will be shy two members right from the start. There are two vacancies due to Saturday’s passing of Westmoreland County Republican Rep. Mike Reese and the Senate GOP leader’s decision to not seat...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — More help could be on the way for renters and homeowners struggling to pay their bills during the pandemic. New legislation calls for extending the ban on evictions. As many as 240,000 Pennsylvanians are at risk of possibly losing their homes on...

Last week, a graphic was shared on Twitter that showed the deadliest days in American history. Of the top ten days, four of them were in December of 2020, with the highest being on December 9, 2020, when we lost more than 3,000 American lives. The coronavirus is...

We ask the newly elected urbanist and organizer about his ongoing fight for workers’ rights, affordable housing, and a Green New Deal. Born in Los Angeles to immigrant parents from Bangalore, India, Nikil Saval’s journey to the Pennsylvania State Senate has taken him...

When Zohran Mamdani, a housing foreclosure counselor, became one of the first two South Asians elected to the New York state Assembly this month, he felt pride — but also anger. “It’s both an extremely exciting feeling and an extremely infuriating one,” said Mamdani,...